NGSLR - NASA
NGSLR - NASA
NGSLR - NASA
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Automa1on Overview<br />
(some of the func1ons that will be performed by sofware)<br />
• Obtaining input files:<br />
-‐ automa/cally pull predic/on and other data files from the server.<br />
• System scheduling:<br />
-‐ soXware completely determines/controls what is tracked and when.<br />
• Operator decision making:<br />
-‐ open/close dome based on weather,<br />
-‐ keep telescope from poin/ng into the sun,<br />
-‐ determine if we can track and where in the sky based on cloud cover.<br />
• Signal processing and closed-‐loop tracking:<br />
-‐ determine if system is hitng the satellite,<br />
-‐ search for the satellite and op/mize the poin/ng.<br />
• Transmit / receive path op1cs configura1on and control:<br />
-‐ determine and control op/cal bench configura/on,<br />
-‐ decide configura/on based on target, day/night.<br />
• Data processing and product delivery: normal points delivered hourly.<br />
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